A 'Guardians of the Galaxy' ride is coming to Walt Disney World as part of a huge update to Epcot

Groot at the new "Guardians of the Galaxy" ride that will be in Epcot.
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The INSIDER Summary:

A "Guardians of the Galaxy" attraction is coming to Epcot in Walt Disney World in Orlando, California.

The announcement was made at D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.

Not too much was said about what the attraction will entail, but a lot of concept art was shown to attendees.

The "Guardians" attraction is one of several planned updates to Epcot.

All updates are planned to be complete by Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary.

Disney recently opened a "Guardians of the Galaxy"-themed ride in California's Disneyland and Disney World will get one too.

During a two-hour presentation for Disney's parks and resorts, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek announced massive updates will be coming to Walt Disney World's Epcot park. Among the additions coming to the park, which will celebrate its 35th anniversary next year, will be an E-ticket "Guardians of the Galaxy" attraction.

INSIDER was on hand as Chapek showed concept art from the new area that will be housed in Epcot.

The inside of the future "Guardians" attraction.
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Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald, who worked on the original plans for Epcot, is overseeing the update to the park and shared details on what the "Guardians" attraction will be like.

"The reason that the Guardians have come to Epcot in the first place is that young Peter Quill actually visited Epcot," said Fitzgerald as a photo of Quill came up on screen showing him at Walt Disney World.

Here's the photo of Quill that was shared on screen during the panel.

"Guests at California Adventure already love stepping into the worlds of the Guardians of the Galaxy and we're excited to give guests in Florida a chance to experience this world in a new way," said Chapek.

Here's a bigger look at the exterior of the "Guardians" attraction.

The full exterior of the Guardians attraction.
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This will be one of a few updates coming to Epcot in the next few years.

"We want to keep [Epcot] true to the original vision while making it more timeless, more relevant, more family, and more Disney," said Chapek of the additions coming to the park. "We're also ensuring that these plans incorporate what we've been hearing from our guests, especially our families with young children. They love Epcot, but they want it to have a little more of that Disney wow factor."

These are some of the other updates that will be coming to give Epcot that "wow factor":

A "Ratatouille" attraction will be coming to the France pavilion at World Showcase.

A new mission will be added to Mission: SPACE this summer.

A new restaurant that will make guests feel like they're dining in space will be adjacent to Mission: SPACE.

All of these updates are planned to be complete by the time Walt Disney World celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021.